Dontrelle Willis, who went to the Detroit Tigers with plenty of hype, was awarded a three-year, $29 million contract before throwing a pitch. He still has yet to win a game. Willis is not even in Detroit these days, trying to solve his pitching woes (0-1, 10.32 ERA) in Class A Lakeland, Fla. The Tigers have no idea whether he'll make it back.

Detroit Tigers setup man Joel Zumaya, on the disabled list since the end of spring training, was activated from the disabled list on Friday, just in time for a series against his hometown San Diego Padres.

The Detroit Tigers, whose $138 million wreckage makes the auto industry look like Microsoft, continue to crumble. The latest calamity came Tuesday when the Tigers sent former 20-game winner Dontrelle Willis to Class A Lakeland, with absolutely no idea when, or if, he'll ever come back.